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Popular Fitness Articles

Finding the Right Blend of Cardio and Weight Lifting for Muscle Growth

I was recently asked “will an intense cardiovascular workout after lifting heavy weights build my muscles bigger and faster?” The...

Shape-Up Shawn

Date :: October 06, 2011

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Resistance Band Ab Exercises

There are several abs exercises that you can execute in order to strengthen the abdominal muscles, some of which are performed with...

Shape-Up Shawn

Date :: November 17, 2011

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The Importance of Mats in Exercises

Mats come in handy throughout the execution of many exercises. Various types of exercise mats exist, and each serves a different purpose....

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Date :: November 14, 2011

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by Shape-Up Shawn  on April 5, 2013Comments(0)

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Monday morning you walk into the gym.  Chest day?  Back day?  Or maybe legs?  How much weight did I use [...]

by Shape-Up Shawn  on February 22, 2013Comments(0)

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by Shape-Up Shawn  on January 24, 2013Comments(0)

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Every athlete at every level of sport is always looking to improve sport performance.  Some factors that influence sports performance [...]

by Shape-Up Shawn  on January 18, 2013Comments(0)

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Sport as a Treatment for Depression

Whether you’re suffering from serious depression, or you just have a mild degree of depression and aren’t feeling so ‘up’ [...]

by Shape-Up Shawn  on January 17, 2013Comments(0)

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Goal Setting for Sports Performance Improvement

When athletes train they train for a specific reason; to run faster, jump higher or throw further. There’s a plan [...]

by Shape-Up Shawn  on January 15, 2013Comments(0)

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There are several ways to determine your body composition. You could step on a scale with a body fat calculator [...]

by Shape-Up Shawn  on January 11, 2013Comments(0)

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How to do a Dumbbell Chest Press

There are several exercises that are set in stone in just about everyone’s workout.  Squats, bench press, lat pull down, [...]

by Shape-Up Shawn  on January 10, 2013Comments(0)

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Getting Healthy is a First Step to Complete Self Improvement

Self improvement can be defined as reforming behavior by eliminating vices from your lifestyle. One of the most effective ways [...]

by Shape-Up Shawn  on January 9, 2013Comments(0)

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Reasons Why Health and Fitness are Connected

Exercise is medicine. It keeps the body well-tuned and functioning efficiently. If a brand-new automobile is rarely driven, its performance [...]

by Shape-Up Shawn  on January 8, 2013Comments(0)